cretino

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French crétin (fool), from Alpine French crestin (Christian), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, Christian), from Χριστός (Khristós, Christ) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, -ian)), from χριστός (khristós, anointed), from χρίειν (khríein, to anoint; to rub), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (to rub). Doublet of cristiano.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kreˈti.no/
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  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: cre‧tì‧no

Adjective

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cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretini, feminine plural cretine)

  1. cretinous

Derived terms

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Noun

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cretino m (plural cretini, feminine cretina)

  1. cretin
  2. moron

Further reading

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  • cretino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French crétin (fool), from Alpine French crestin (Christian), from Latin Chrīstiānus. Doublet of cristão, Cristiano, and Cristian.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
  • Hyphenation: cre‧ti‧no

Adjective

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cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)

  1. (pathology) suffering from cretinism
    Synonym: cretinoso
  2. idiotic; dumb
    Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, idiota; see also Thesaurus:idiota
  3. (of a person or action) mean; inconsiderate
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Noun

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cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)

  1. (pathology) cretin (one who suffers from cretinism)
  2. (derogatory) cretin; idiot (person of low intelligence or common sense)
    Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, estúpido, idiota, imbecil; see also Thesaurus:idiota
  3. (derogatory) jerk; douchebag; asshole (one with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behaviour)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French crétin (fool), from Alpine French crestin (Christian), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, Christian), from Χριστός (Khristós, Christ) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, -ian)), from χριστός (khristós, anointed), from χρίειν (khríein, to anoint; to rub), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (to rub). Doublet of cristiano.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈtino/ [kɾeˈt̪i.no]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: cre‧ti‧no

Adjective

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cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)

  1. affected by cretinism; cretinous
  2. stupid
    Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota

Derived terms

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Noun

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cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)

  1. a person affected by cretinism
  2. an idiot
    Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota, imbécil

Further reading

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